July 19, 2021

BHP posts record annual iron ore production, lower output elsewhere

BHP notched record output at its Jimblebar mine and Mining Area C in the Pilbara region.

July 19, 2021

Vale reviews copper, nickel guidance amid labor, climate issues

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday that it had produced 75.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the second quarter, with output of 41,500 tonnes of nickel.

July 15, 2021

Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown

Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations.

July 15, 2021

Creditors of Brazil miner Samarco oppose restructuring plan

Creditors said the plan's main goal is to protect Samarco's giant shareholders, Vale and BHP.

July 15, 2021

Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report

IDTechEx paints an optimistic picture of what the redox flow battery market may look like in the next decade.

July 14, 2021

Iron ore price holds above $200 but China outlook is clouding

Concerns about China's efforts to curb steel output to meet its carbon emissions goal also kept market participants largely at bay.

July 13, 2021

Iron ore price up on China’s export growth

Export growth accelerated to 32.2% in dollar terms the customs administration said, overturning economist's expectations of a slowdown to 23%.

July 13, 2021

China to keep economy within reasonable range, act to ease commodity prices

China, the world's biggest importer of most major commodities, has already made several attempts to stall a surge in prices for everything from iron ore to coal.

July 13, 2021

Botswana begins first iron ore mining project

The African nation's heavy reliance on diamonds, which account for a fifth of the Botswana's GDP and more than two thirds of its foreign exchange income.

July 13, 2021

Vale has decommissioned Fernandinho dam

Work is part of a program to decomission dams that used similar structures to the one in Brumadinho, a dam that burst in 2019 and killed over 200.